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Etymology of the English word shallot

the English word shallot
derived from the French word eschalotte
derived from the Old French word eschaloigne
derived from the Latin word Ascalonia
derived from the Latin root *escalonia

Date

The earliest known usage of shallot in English dates from the 17th century.

Cognates

Dutch sjalot, French échalote, German Schalotte, Norwegian sjalottlok, Swedish schalottenlök

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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